Stage one of the Five Mile retail centre is near completion, with stores, including Countdown. The supermarket will officially open its doors on Thursday. Photos by Tracey Roxburgh.
Work continues on the Mitre 10 Mega building (left) and its car park (right) in Shotover Park, near Glenda Dr.
An aerial photo shows some of the road improvements on the Frankton Flats as at September 17. Pictured is the realigned Glenda Dr and roundabout (centre), connecting to a roundabout under construction on State Highway 6. Visible at the top of this...
A footpath and cycleway is being built to link Five Mile and Shotover Park.
Glenda Dr has been realigned. This section runs parallel to State Highway 6 and will eventually carry traffic leaving the industrial area, Mitre 10 Mega and Pak'n Save.
This section of State Highway 6 between Five Mile and Glenda Dr will be four lanes wide once New Zealand Transport Agency work is complete. The road is expected to ease congestion and provide safer access to Five Mile, Shotover Park and the industrial...
On Thursday, Countdown is due to finally open its Queenstown doors at the Five Mile retail centre.
The four buildings in stage one of that development - housing Briscoes, Rebel Sport, Warehouse Stationery, Number One Shoes and Dick Smith Electronics - were handed to the clients on September 30, with businesses expected to open this month.
Five Mile is one example of work under way around the Frankton Flats, including major improvements to State Highway 6 between Five Mile and Glenda Dr.
Queenstown reporter Tracey Roxburgh captured some of the work going on this week.
